Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-10-08

Their increase in l:irth and Stature
They Can Swim aud Jump Fences.

From the Brooklyn Eagle.
Two old fellows loafng in a club window the
other day were discussing with some warmth
evolution OF the New York girl They agreed
that she had increased ia both stature and gtrth
since the days when they were young bucks and
Oged the girls, gorgeous themselves in raiment
that would throw dude OF to-day into spasms TO
even think OF. The girl they knew wore fitting
hoops that displayed little feet encased In neat
gaiter boots without heels. Her locks had never
known the shears, nor did she dream OF bangs
She wore ringlets and little bonnets with flower
garden on them that were worn gracefully tumb..
ling Oh The T1nglets. Her innocent soul was sat-
iei1ed with One-buttOn kids. Think OF that OH
man Oh the present, wagering with the modern
girl aud paying with gloves OF fifteen, yea, twenty
buttons. Femininity Lad known no change In
those days Masculine fluctuations were not, and
tn t"tUttcS ut tie zine desired above all things
TO be pale, fragile, and languid. 1t was so much
more interesting.
IIle I'D zen, LEHMAN declared that the tntroduc.
ton Oi athletics Ior women had added Two inches
at least 10 their stature. and that women with
Waists under "a fnche, were uncommon, whereas
when he as young fellow anything over 20 was
considered vulgar and they often succeeded In
laclng themselves down to 10. 'And by Jove!"
said one OF them, eve encouraged that hideous
practice by admiring 1t, sir. / blush when /
remember 1t and look at my daughter II do say
y ani as 8, nHe young Wom lsnt as you'd md
70 inches around the waist and 80 around the
chest and bust. Cheeks like a peach, and can jump
fences, swim like FISH, walk 10 miles, or play ten
mis- ali day. Cad, sir, she's glorious. And her
mother who had 17-inch waist when married
Is dead, alter being on sofa ten years" They
came 10 the conclusion that, as whole, the New
York girl or to-day was, as physical specimen,
vastly her mothers superior. Another fact they
had observed was that there were not nearly so
many blondes as there Used to be- One OF them at
tributed IL TO the great adniXture OF blood In the
last hall century. Fifty years ago the wealthy Of
New ! DIRK were almost exclusively OF Dutch or
English descent. The other contributed the fact
that frequently In company OF fifteen or
twenty girls there would MT be found q
brunette among them and that to-day such a
thing would be- impossible In any such number
selected at random. IL is conirmatory TACT that
cannot 1T this moment call TO mind girl among
the pure blonde type. Red and auburn hair is
growing more common, and there Is a sort OF pale
brown that is coinmOnest OF all, but fiaXen-
haired woman is becoming positively O rarity
when she used to be the rule. 1 was at the CON-
mencement OF Mrs SylvanuS Reeds school in the
spring, and saw there many OF the coming genera
ton or fashionable girls. In the whole school,
which Is very large one, counted but three
pure blondes, though not more than q
general type was OF fair skin, light brown
eyes, and chestnut hair. Very few OF the famous
American beauties are blondes. Adele Grant and
Miss Chamberlain, as we'll as Lady Randolph
Churchill and Mrs. Mile Aston, are brunettes,
Miss Winslow is blonde. May Brady has dark
hair, but fair skin; her younger sister, KITTY Is
Somew hat blon lie. Neither Marion LangdOn nor
haired and eyed. Louise Whitney, the prettiest OF
last seasons de6utt,ates, and who IL TO marry this
winter young Dickie OF the Brown Brothers clan.
Is dark eyed, with chestnut locks. The inference
OF these facts would seem TO be that blonde beauty
Is On the wane.